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Magnetic head

US4578728A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 30, 1982
Grant dateMar 25, 1986
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Expiry dateNov 30, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/3106
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention provides a magnetic head having a core which includes a thin amorphous alloy film having a composition of Co.sub.a M.sub.b T.sub.c X.sub.d, for 70.ltoreq.a.ltoreq.95, 0.ltoreq.b.ltoreq.20, 3.ltoreq.c.ltoreq.20, 0.ltoreq.d<10, and a+b+c+d=100, where M is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Fe, Ni, Cr, Mo, W and Mn, T is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb and Ta, and X is at least one material selected from the group consisting of Si, B, C, Al and Ge; and a substrate having excellent resistance to wear and having the thin amorphous alloy film on a major surface thereof, wherein the thin amorphous alloy film is located at least in a portion adjacent a magnetic gap portion of the core which slidably contacts a magnetic recording medium is made of an amorphous alloy.

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